Progressive reformers
Reformers with a common desire to improve life in the Industrial Age
Progressivism/Progressives
This reform resulted from Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle
the Pure Food and Drug Act or Meat Inspection Act
This reformer believed that Black Americans should stay in the South and continue working hands-on jobs to uplift their economic condition
Booker T. Washington
This President segregated the federal workforce and later sponsored a showing of "Birth of a Nation" after he left office
Woodrow Wilson
Define imperialism
acquiring territory or gaining control over the political or economic life of other countries
Name three goals of the Progressive movement
-Limit big business
-improve democracy
-strengthen social justice
This initiative was implemented by Progressives in attempt to stop voter intimidation and counterfeit ballots at the polls
Secret (Australian Ballot)
Black women still faced these two barriers to voting in the South during the Progressive Era
literacy tests, poll tax
Name one policy passed under Taft that historians consider to be progressive
Mann-Elkins Act (strengthened Interstate Commerce Commission)
Sixteenth Amendment (income tax)
"survival of the fittest" applied to competition among nations and races for military advantage, colonies, and spheres of influence is called ____________________
International Darwinism
Define Muckraking and the goals of muckrakers
Reform-minded journalists to expose corruption, attack monopolies, trusts, and corruput politicians
What did the Hepburn Act of (1906) do?
Hint: It was under Roosevelt's presidency
Limited railroad companies' ability to give rebates; allowed Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates
This leader in the Women's suffrage movement was upset over the passage of the 15th Amendment
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Provide one example of how Teddy Roosevelt negotiated a "Square Deal" between business and worker.
Coal Strike of (1902): negotiated with both sides to get a raise and shorter workday for the laborers; both sides compromised
Cuban Revolt
Yellow Journalism
sinking of the Maine
This reformer was instrumental in creating the first settlement houses in North America that provided child care and support for a largely immigrant population in Chicago
Jane Addams
Name two progressive policies/initiatives passed under President Wilson
Federal Farm Loans
Federal Reserve
Federal Trade Commission
W.E.B. DuBois believed the "______ ________" were the leaders of thought and missionaries of culture among his people.
Talented Tenth
Name one policy under Taft that is NOT considered Progressive
Payne-Aldrich Tariff (raised price of goods commonly bought by American consumers)
Which three territories did the United States acquire following the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines